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Post by theguvnor on Dec 12, 2022 14:03:21 GMT
I've been informed late last night that one of my former work colleagues died while visiting her grandparents in Trinidad suddenly. This young woman who has died at age thirty-two leaves a ten-year-old son behind. Her grandparents are very elderly and in poor health and as his mother was separated from the father of her son (and said father has since vanished) the child is now awaiting the intervention of his mother's sister to try and bring him home after they contact the Consulate and sort out what to do about the funeral. Please pray for the soul of his mother.
O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who hast trampled down death and overthrown the Devil, and given life to Thy world, do Thou, the same Lord, give rest to the souls of Thy departed servants in a place of brightness, a place of refreshment, a place of repose, where all sickness, sighing, and sorrow have fled away. Pardon every transgression which they have committed, whether by word or deed or thought. For Thou art a good God and lovest mankind; because there is no man who lives yet does not sin, for Thou only art without sin, Thy righteousness is to all eternity, and Thy word is truth.
For Thou are the Resurrection, the Life, and the Repose of Thy servants who have fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father, who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever unto ages of ages. Amen.
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Post by tth1 on Dec 12, 2022 16:29:25 GMT
What a sad story. Of course, this is bad at any time but with Christmas approaching it makes things worse. I have been through this experience. My father died in his 30s when I was still a primary school child.
We beseech Thee, O Lord, in Thy mercy, to have pity on the soul of Thy handmaid, Nadia; do Thou, Who hast freed her from the perils of this mortal life, restore to her the portion of everlasting salvation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
Lord, Nadia is gone now from this earthly dwelling, and has left behind those who mourn her absence. Grant that they may hold her memory dear, never bitter for what they have lost nor in regret for the past, but always in hope of the eternal Kingdom where you will bring them together again. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Post by theguvnor on Dec 12, 2022 17:01:59 GMT
Sorry to hear that, my mother died when I was in my late teens on my birthday. So I know this is a deeply hurtful experience that takes time to get over. Nadia was a woman with...problems but she was still a human being and she was beginning to address her issues which is what makes this more depressing. Her folks had paid to have her go stay in the islands for a bit away from London. It's especially depressing as her other sister died last year at a young age. Her family are so short of cash for the funeral they've had to resort to a go fund me - they struggled to send her to stay for a bit back home and didn't expect to have this bill as well.
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Post by tisbearself on Dec 12, 2022 19:56:49 GMT
Eternal Rest grant unto her O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon her.
May she rest in peace.
May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
In Jesus' Name I also pray for the family in their grief and that they are able to bring the child safely home soon.
Our Lady of Guadalupe and St .Joseph, patron of the good death, please intercede for this family.
Thank you all in advance. Amen.
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Post by jcath on Dec 13, 2022 14:14:56 GMT
Very sad for everyone one and of course the son that is now without a mother. May her soul be a rest and with Jesus forever to serve. May the son live a strong live in Jesus and follow the word of the true God almighty. In your name, Jesus amen!
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Post by tth1 on Dec 13, 2022 14:19:16 GMT
Sorry to hear that, my mother died when I was in my late teens on my birthday. So I know this is a deeply hurtful experience that takes time to get over. Nadia was a woman with...problems but she was still a human being and she was beginning to address her issues which is what makes this more depressing. Her folks had paid to have her go stay in the islands for a bit away from London. It's especially depressing as her other sister died last year at a young age. Her family are so short of cash for the funeral they've had to resort to a go fund me - they struggled to send her to stay for a bit back home and didn't expect to have this bill as well. Sorry to hear you had that experience. How sad your mother's anniversary is on your birthday. It explains, too, why you only ever mention your father in posts. |
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Post by theguvnor on Dec 13, 2022 15:06:00 GMT
I will mention my mother at times but generally in reference to her career as a nurse and so forth. She was a nurse at this hospice for many years: www.stjh.org.uk/Their coat of arms is inscribed on her tomb. She's buried near the religious sisters who were also nurses and doctors in the hospice. A large group of nuns are buried in the same cemetery nearby who died in the 'Wreck of the Deutschland' about which Gerald Manley Hopkins wrote a very lengthy poem - and of course Hopkins was also a priest. I imagine given the events of the shipwreck some of those coffins were empty. |
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Post by katy777 on Dec 14, 2022 14:48:06 GMT
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Post by theguvnor on Dec 14, 2022 15:22:37 GMT
Last I hard the kid's aunt is seeing if she can go to Trinidad to get the kid. The embassy has also informed her that the mother didn't file her paperwork properly and that the kid will not be counted as a British Citizen when he reaches age eighteen unless someone resolves that on his behalf now. They've stressed this should be done or when he reaches that age the govt. will deport him. We've had a run of lovely stuff like that from kids of the Windrush generation families and their descendants. His mum's parents had lived in Britain for most of their adult life and are buried here but now it transpires they were never really actually British citizens and their daughter was not either despite having a passport. The whole situation with the Windrush families has got very stupid indeed and needs ironing out.
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